The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-21
OUR COLLEGES AND DUE WEST.
Life and Chat In the Classic Town

DR.. ]. ]. Lindsay Is in town.
Mrs. DR.. Lindsay Is Ill.
| Rev. w. F. Pearson marries moro couples
than sny minister we know Of He tied
knot last week.
Maj. Nance sold out q drove Of hogs here
last week In one day. Price 6H cents.
Mr.. w. c. Haddon was on visit to friends
and kindred here last week. Mrs. Haddon
and their handsome boy, accompanied him
Mr.. Haddon makes good report ef himself
and things generally In bis new home He
showed his good taste 5y handing Us Ss9 Sx;So ano
wants the news from Abbeville and knows
where to get It. .
That is q good suggestion OF the editor that
every subscriber Of the Press and Banner try
and send in a new name. It would be very
little trouble, but great help to the paper
which Is worth TO any family many times
the Price Of IT. EyeFy s ars ~ Ss
Dr.. ". L. Pressly received letter which
called him to the bed side Of his son, Prof. j
H. Pressly, who Is sick with pneumonia IN
Dr. Wideman is recovering slowly. he
thinks very slowly.
| This scribe and his good lady were the re-
cipienis last week Of beautiful box OF choice
| flowers. In the center was the rare and pret.
ty "Christmas cactus" Our friends, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. D. TAYLOR, OF Lancaster, S. c. have our
thanks for this kind remembrance: ma May ;
| little Edwards"
The Theological students were given an
splendid supper last Friday night at DR..
Boyce's elegant resident. We notice that
posed that they 6ave become Theologs. We
used to debate with the theologs on Friday
nights. but these ladies have got ahead OF 5a,n u.s.
made to bueatify Erskine ecampus-tosow IL In
grasses, &c. It could be made, with few hun.
dred dollars, "a place OF beauty and JOY for
ever" Let the friends push the plan TO sue
cess.
Prof Young is having the, charter Of our
factory properly drawn up In Columbia oy
Solicitor ]. E. Mcdonald. BY the new law II
goes through different process The Secre-
tary OF State is the principle party concerned
We hear Prof. Young's record as repre-.
sentive well spoken OF. This reminds US that
Abbeville county honored herself a when n,s1.e sne
Cothran to represent her-the one at home the
other at Washington-men or age, rich e4per-
lence and full of culture. This Is returning to
| the good old ways when the office sought the
man. Neither OF these sought 1t.
| Dr. Grier delivered an excellent lecture IN
Erskine Chapel last Thursday night. He
took for his subject the Ethics of Literature
ali who heard It, The sallies OF wit the Doc
tor occasionally threw out brought down the
house.
little stock farm in the suberbs Of town. He
has clover. barly and rye patohes soWn ana
fenced off to themselves. He has as fine
grade of hogs as the country affords.
of an Invitation from Mrs. Mrs. M. P. Stovall
OF Augusta, to be present at the marriage
seremony OF her daughter Miss Maude Mar
garet to Mr.. Charles Payson pressy on rass Wed.
terian church, Augusta. Ga. Miss Maude is
an accom- plished, captivating young lazy and
the relgning beauty OF augusta and a.n.aG "a very
handsome young man; having already reach,
ed position Of prominence at the Augusta
Bar. We wish for them the full fruition OF
every hope that bright futune now prom
| ises.
A beggar with one leg, one arm and one eye
was on our streets last week asking aims.
The left eye, left leg and left arm were gone:
gusto pfe' 10 act a as sp ,n for Mr. Chas
Pressly. An excellent selection.
| Miss Julia Kennedy Is to attend the mar.
rlage of Miss Mamel Mclaughlin, OF New
ta Miss Mclaughlin marries Mr.. Holmes
| of Wilmington, on 9th Of December. A
number from here are invited.
sermon in the Associate Reformed church
Sabbath evening. DR.. Latham preacheo IN
A letter received from Alabama Saturday
stated that Mr.. j. H. Pressly would be able TO
would have his trip needlessly. He could
not hear from the telegram he sent and de-
Mrs. G E. Todd, Of Charlotte, will spend the
Christmas here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashbel Brice, OF Chester, are
expected here soon.
The Illustration In the editional column OF
the last Associdte Reformed Presbyterian on
"Swe caring George cllped from the Instructor
| Is rich and to the point.
We have been looking over DIR. I.athan's
history of the Associate Reformed Synod OF
the South. 1t is full of information. This
Item may interest some Of our domestic
missionaries. In the year 1879 Synod directed
In n H.,1ya tCatN m q
tour in a Western direction. At the next
meeting OF Synod Mr.. Pressly reported that
he had rode (on horseback) over nine hundred
miles and preached on an average every
dollars and forty-three cents (S33.43.l He had
received from those to whom he had preached
sl725. Synod ordered that his expenses be palo
and he be allowed seven dollars per week;